James TW

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James TW
Birth nameJames Taylor-Watts
Born (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26)
Barford, Warwickshire, England
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active2014–present
Labels Island
Website jamestw.com

James Taylor-Watts (born 27 October 1997), [1] better known as James TW, is an English singer-songwriter. His single "When You Love Someone" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart.

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Early life

Taylor-Watts was born in England, the son of Sarah and Richard Taylor-Watts. [2] He was named after James Taylor, one of his parents' favourite musicians. [3]

Taylor-Watts' father, who played guitar in a wedding band as a hobby, once found a young James playing on the drum kit at home. Shortly thereafter, the band's drummer wasn't able to make it to a gig. So the band had a decision to make: either let 10 year-old Taylor-Watts play or cancel the gig. Taylor-Watts played that evening and has been performing on a regular basis ever since. He picked up guitar at 12 years old and started playing piano the following year. In 2010, Taylor-Watts started his YouTube channel at 12 years old. [3] [4]

Career

2014–2016: Just a Number and First Impressions

In 2014, Taylor-Watts self-released the EP Just a Number, which rose to number 6 on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. [5] [6] In early 2015, Shawn Mendes, an artist discovered on social media, found Taylor-Watts on YouTube and praised him on Twitter. Mendes' label, Island Records, then noticed Taylor-Watts and he signed with them shortly thereafter. [7] On 30 October 2015, Taylor-Watts released his debut single "Black & Blue". On 19 February 2016, he released a music video for his single, "When You Love Someone", through Universal Music. The song reached over 60 million Spotify streams [8] [9] and peaked at No. 28 on Billboard's Adult Pop Songs chart. [10] [11]

On 15 April 2016, Taylor-Watts released his debut EP titled First Impressions, featuring five original songs as well as a cover of "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia, which earned 17 million Spotify streams [9] and peaked at 15 on the Spotify Viral 50 chart. [12] Taylor-Watts was the sole opening act on the sold out Shawn Mendes World Tour. [4] [9] On 9 September 2016, he released a cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy".

2017–present: Chapters and Heartbeat Changes

On 23 January 2017, Taylor-Watts performed "When You Love Someone" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . [13] He released the single "Ex" on 17 February 2017 while premiering the video via Billboard on the same day. [14] In February, he was named the opening act on the European leg of Shawn Mendes' Illuminate World Tour [15] with dates from April to June 2017.

Taylor-Watts released a new single called "You & Me" on 18 January 2019. [16] The song, alongside "When You Love Someone", "Say Love" and "Soldier", was included on his debut album Chapters, which was released the following April. [17]

Taylor-Watts announced in March 2021 that he would be releasing the single "Butterflies" on 19 March 2021. [18] In September, he released the EP Heartbeat Changes (Part 1), [19] followed by his second full-length album Heartbeat Changes on 10 June 2022. The album comprises the songs from the EP plus seven new tracks. [20]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
BEL
(FL)
[21] 		NLD
[22] 		NOR
[23] 		SWE
[24]
Chapters113771833
Heartbeat Changes————

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Just a Number
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
First Impressions
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: Island
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
NLD
[22] 		NOR
[26] 		NZ
Hot
[27] 		SWE
[28] 		US
Adult
2015"Black & Blue"——————Non-album single
2016"When You Love Someone"5451——2428First Impressions and Chapters
"Crazy"——————Non-album singles
2017"Ex"——————
"Please Keep Loving Me" [33] ——————
2018"Say Love"——26—30—
  • GLF: Platinum [30]
  • IFPI NOR: 2× Platinum [31]
Chapters
"Last Christmas"———2238—Non-album single
"Soldier"——————Chapters
2019"You & Me"————61—
2021"Butterflies"——————Heartbeat Changes
"Hopeless Romantics"————— [upper-alpha 1] —
2023"Another Heart" [35] ——————Non-album single

Notes

  1. ↑ "Hopeless Romantics" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart. [34]

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